On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Winnie Leung <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here's your list Ekaterina: > > http://www.orihouse.com/until2012/japan2004/shops.html > > It's a bit hidden because the orihouse site was revamped and this page was > not replaced. But it's still there and pretty useful and accurate. If you > are after kami type paper I would recommend Shimoshima, Kurosawa, NOA and > Origami Kaiken. > Please note: Kurosawa is a WHOLESALE shop. They are fairly relaxed about having foreigners come and browse their stuff, and some people have just gone there on their own and it all worked out. But if you want to buy materials from them, you *really should arrange your visit in advance* - which requires a local who has a relationship with the company, and speaks Japanese. The folks at Gallery Origami House have always been kind enough to arrange this for the visiting foreigners during the Tanteidan conventions. If it's important to you that you get some of the materials that they carry (e.g. large sheets of Japanese foil; the heavy sparkly-foil/color duo paper; heavy foil/color duo momigami; black/red duo in large sheets, etc.) then please consider writing to the OrigamiHouse gang and asking them if they'd be willing to make the introduction for you. This is a real favor, and should not be asked lightly nor taken for granted! If you just need a good general source of origami papers, then Shimojima, the NOA offices and Origami Kaikan are all great choices. Shimojima is also a great place to get really good prices on large sheets of chiyogami, decent washi and momigami. NOA (last I was there, which was a while ago) also carries Ogawa-washi, a thin, crisp washi (mono-colored) that's lovely to fold. Anne
